Paul Graham
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Paul Graham has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Dec 2025 on Ryan Hawk. Quoted for the heuristic that good startup ideas come from noticing problems—supports the episode’s idea-generation framework.
Paul Graham is an English-American computer scientist, writer, essayist, entrepreneur, and investor. His work includes the programming language Arc, the startup Viaweb, co-founding the startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, a number of essays and books, and the media webpage Hacker News.
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Ryan Hawk |
| Role | Co-founder |
| Affiliation | Y Combinator |
How do different shows talk about Paul Graham?
2 shows discussed Paul Graham in these episodes.
- Evan Carmichael — 1 episode
As venture capitalist Paul Graham put it, 'The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas.'.
26 Years Of Brutally Honest Business Advice in 3 Hours - Ryan Hawk — 1 episode
Who talks about Paul Graham on podcasts?
Ryan Hawk brought up Paul Graham; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Evan Carmichael.
- 26 Years Of Brutally Honest Business Advice in 3 Hours on Evan Carmichael (Dec 2025)
- Brian Kelly on Travel Hacking, Business, and Burnout | The Points Guy on Ryan Hawk (Dec 2025) — Ryan Hawk
What is Paul Graham mentioned alongside?
Paul Graham is most often mentioned alongside Google LLC, JFK and Guinness World Records.
Mentioned together: Google LLC, JFK, Guinness World Records, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Facebook, Becca Manheim, Dustin Kim, Seth Kugel, Liza Landsman, Encore (founder of Bilt)